Classic Notes

Classic Car Show Photography. A place for car enthusiast to get information and photos of the California car culture, with the focus on the Ford Falcon and Ford Ranchero. Catch a car show and enjoy the ride!

The Road Kings, King of the Car Shows

The Road Kings Car Club

This years show June 14, 2020 has been canceled.

The Road Kings Car Club started in 1952. We started attending, then showing the Ranchero around 2011, a few years later we added the Q for the optimum classic car set-up. To say this is the friendliest bunch of car enthusiast is an understatement. Tomorrow their scheduled Burbank car show at Johnny Carson Park was canceled.

The Ranchero and the Blue Q

We usually get there early, like the first car, park up on the hillside, bring some donuts, and set up The Ranchero and the Blue Q for our afternoon barbecue. This car show is on the lawn, so the day is easy. The Road Kings has a fantastic collection of roadsters and classic hot rods.  There is a wealth of other classic cars that attend the show from Kustom to Cadillacs, Lowriders, and of course, the So Cal Falcon Car Club, where the elusive Falcons and Rancheros line the hillside. The show has a raffle, music, vendors, and people attending the show come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, some even bring their dogs. In the afternoon, we open up the Q offer anyone willing a hot dog or a burger, and all is good with the world, for at least a few hours anyway. One year we even got the Fireman’s choice award; of course, we were the only classic with a matching barbecue.
So catch up on a great car show, The Road Kings at Johnny Carson Park, and enjoy the rides.

A few favorites from the years attending the show.

So Cal Falcons